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Angelina Emily Grimké: “Judge for yourselves whether he sanctioned such a system of oppression and crime.”

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Judge for yourselves whether he sanctioned such a system of oppression and crime.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

Editor's note · Context

Grimké challenges her audience to consider whether Jesus would support a system of oppression like slavery.

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